eGenix mxODBC Connect 1.0.1 GA
Introduction
The mxODBC Connect™ Database Interface for Python allows users to easily connect Python applications to all major databases on the market today in a highly portable, convenient and secure way.
Unlike our mxODBC Python extension, mxODBC Connect is designed as client-server application, so you no longer need to find production quality ODBC drivers for all the platforms you target with your Python application.
Instead you use an easy to install Python client library which connects directly to the mxODBC Connect database server over the network.
This makes mxODBC Connect the ideal basis for writing cross-platform multi-tier database applications and utilities in Python, especially if you run applications that need to communicate with databases such as MS SQL Server and MS Access, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 and Informix, Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP MaxDB and many more, that run on Windows or Linux machines.
By removing the need to install and configure ODBC drivers on the client side, mxODBC Connect greatly simplifies setup and configuration of database driven client applications, while at the same time making the network communication between client and database server more efficient and more secure.
For more information, please have a look at the mxODBC Connect product page, in particular, the full list of available features.
News
mxODBC Connect 1.0.1 is a patch-level release of our new mxODBC Connect product.
More Robust
We have made the client and server more robust in case of communication failures. Even if the client applications fail to shutdown the server connection before exiting, the server will free up resources used by the client on the server side and rollback transactions as necessary.
More Platform Support
With the 1.0.1 release we are also providing much better platform support for the mxODBC Connect Client: we have fixed a problem in 1.0.0 that prevented the installation of the pre-built clients on non-Linux systems.
The mxODBC Connect Client can now be installed on most platforms supported by Python, since it is written in a platform independent, portable way.
The pre-built archives also make it possible to integrate the clients into build system such as buildout (used in Zope and Plone) or other distutils-based deployment systems.
Ideal for Building Bridges
As a result, connecting from e.g. Mac OS X to an SQL Server database has never been easier. You can even keep the data sources you already have configured on your Windows machine and connect to them as if your application were running on the database server itself.
Upgrading
You are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC Connect release. When upgrading, please always upgrade both the server and the client installations to the same version - even for patch level releases.
Customers who have purchased mxODBC Connect 1.0 licenses can download and upgrade their existing installations without having to purchase new licenses or upgrades. The licenses will continue to work with version 1.0.1.
Users of our stand-alone mxODBC product will have to purchase new licenses from our online shop in order to use mxODBC Connect.
You can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site or writing to sales@egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of eval licenses that you need.
Downloads
Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Connect product page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the package.
Evaluation licenses for the server part are available free of charge. The client part of mxODBC Connect is always free of charge.
Support
Commercial support for this product is available directly from eGenix.com.
Please see the support section of our website for details.
More Information
For more information on the eGenix mxODBC Connect, licensing and download instructions, please write to sales@egenix.com.
Enjoy !
Marc-Andre Lemburg, eGenix.com